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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is a convenient excuse. Do the other restaurants right there have the same problems? Couldn't they increase security patrols?

Weird venue, strange name, mixed bag of bookings - and also a whole lot more places to see live music in DC than there once was. They say they will reopen in a new location but I doubt it.[/quote]

+1. Sure, Ivy City works against them, but this is a classic example of a national chain that just can't hang in a market that's as competitive as DC. Our strong preference for homegrown businesses is to our credit, and it distinguishes us from a lot of more middling cities that are the bread and butter of chains like this. I don't think they'll do much better even if they suddenly come across a great space in a more convenient part of town.[/quote]

A little off topic but where are all these new, better, homegrown music venues that you and a PP speak of?  Besides 9:30 club, who would book Sierra lFerrell? Or a Colter Wall?[/quote]

Off the top of my head, some possibilities in the rough size range of City Winery: The Hamilton, Pearl Street Warehouse, Union Stage, Capital Turnaround, Songbyrd, The Birchmere, The State Theater. If you want to go a bit larger than City Winery (closer to the 9:30 Club size), there's also the Lincoln and Howard theaters and Strathmore. There are also venues that only do occasional shows like Sixth and I or the Miracle Theater.[/quote]

THANK YOU.  my newly-moved-here 20-something son thanks you, too[/quote]

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